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Books by Junot Díaz

THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE HER by Junot Díaz
Released: Sept. 11, 2012
by Junot Díaz
"Not as ambitious as Díaz's Pulitzer Prize winner, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2007), but sharply observed and morally challenging."
From the author of Drown (1996), more tales of Dominican life in the cold, unwelcoming United States. Read full book review >
THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO by Junot Díaz
FICTION & LITERATURE
Released: Sept. 1, 2007
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by Junot Díaz
"Despite a less sure-footed conclusion, Díaz's reverse family saga, crossed with withering political satire, makes for a compelling, sex-fueled, 21st-century tragi-comedy with a magical twist."
A rich, impassioned vision of the Dominican Republic and its diaspora, filtered through the destiny of a single family. Read full book review >
DROWN by Junot Díaz
FICTION & LITERATURE
Released: Sept. 10, 1996
by Junot Díaz
"A debut calculated to raise some eyebrows."
 D°az's first collection of ten stories, some having appeared in the New Yorker and Story, is certain to draw attention for its gritty view of life in the barrios of the Dominican Republic and rough neighborhoods of urban New Jersey. Read full book review >